Eugene tymeson and reuben borland



No. 626,879. Patented lune l3, I899. E. TYMESON &. B. BDRLAND.

' SPOOLED YARN, 8w.

(Application filed Aug. 2, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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. UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EUGENE TYMESON AND REUBEN BORLAND, OF YONKERS, NEW YORK, ASSIGNORS TOTHE ALEXANDER SMITH & SONS CARPET COMPANY,

OF SAME PLACE.

SPOOLED YARN, 80C.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 626,87 9, dated J une13, 1899.

Original application filed May 26, 1897, Serial No. 638,216. Divided andthis application filed August 2, 1898. Serial No. 687,498. (No model- 7To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, EUGENE TYMESON and REUBEN BOB-LAND, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Yonkers, in the county of WVestchester andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSpooled Yarn and Similar Material, fully described and represented inthe following specification and the accompanying drawing, forming a partof the same.

In weaving fabrics from dyed yarn in solid colors or in weaving asolid-color portion of any considerable size in figured fabrics thecolor matching of the yarn from which the solid-color portions areformed is a matter of great importance, since a very slight variation inshade of the yarn woven into adjacent portions of thesolid-color fabricwill be noticeable and of course very objectionable.

It has been a matter of great difficulty and expense to secure theproper matching of the yarn in weaving solid colors, since it ispractically impossible to dye yarn exactly to a desired shade or to dyetwo batches of yarn to exactly the same shade, so that it has beennecessary to dye and select the yarn with great care to get that whichis dyed to a sufficiently good match, and a great portion of the yarnwhich has been dyed for the solid color desired has necessarily beenrejected. This difficulty has been overcome to a great extent in theweaving of the coarser grades of carpet by weaving the carpet withstrands formed by combining into a single strand two ends of yarn, asthe strands of yarn in the hank as they come from the dyer are called,each of these ends of yarn in the hank usually being formed of two ormore of the strandsin which the yarn is spun. These two ends of yarn toform the combined strand or double end in the carpet are matched doublein the hanksthat is, so that the two ends combined match the color andshade desired in the fabricand are then treated as a single end inwinding from the hanks and weaving the carpet. Thus one of the ends ofthe combined strand may be of yarn lighter and the other end of yarndarker than the shade desired; but when combined intoa double end theywill blend together and the difference in shade between the individualends will not be noticeable, although such as to be very apparent if thetwo ends were woven in sep arate parts of the fabric. A solid color ofthe desired shade is thus secured without the very accurate matching ofthe shades otherwise necessary, and yarn may be used which under themethod of single matching must be rejected.

The difficulties in matching yarn above pointed out and which have ledto the use of the double ends in coarse fabrics are especiallyobjectionable in producing tufted fabrics of the classes known asmoquette and Axminster, in which separate and independent rows of yarntufts are inserted and bound in by a body of Warp and weft strands beinglooped about the weft or warp strands; but they exist also in connectionwith tufted fabrics of the classes known as pile fabrics, moreespecially in cut-pile fabrics, although to a less degree in uncutpilefabrics, and to some extent in fabrics of other classes woven from dyedyarns whether tufted or not. In weaving such tufted fabrics by thedouble-end method heretofore em ployed to some extent in coarse fabricseach tuft has consisted of two ends of yarn combined to form a doubleend, as above described, and in winding the yarn onto the tuft-spoolsfor such weaving it has been the practice to run two ends of yarn fromdifferent hanks together and wind them together onto the bank-spool andthen to treat the two ends thus Wound on the bank-spool as one end orstrand in winding from the bankspools to the loom tuft-yarn spools.

In another application we have described and claimed an improved wovenfabric and method of producing the same, in which single ends of yarnare matched in sets to blend to the shade desired in the fabric and theends of each set then woven into the fabric singly, but contiguous toeach other. In this improved fabric and method as applied to tuftedfabrics of the classes above referred to we use tufts formed of singleends of yarn but the tufts are woven in pairs throughout the row oftufts or that portion of the row that is to form solid-color fabric, sothat the two matched tufts of each pair of tufts match the shade desiredin the fabric, although one tuft of each pair may be a little lighterand the other tuft of each pair a little darker than the shade desired,In carrying out this method the matched ends of each pair should be keptseparate from the time they are matched until they are woven into thefabric, so that the two ends of each pair will not become matted orfelted together and may be handled as separate single ends in weaving,while at the same time it is necessary to associate or mark the ends ofeach pair in some way, so that they shall not be mixed with the ends ofother pairs after matching, but certainty shall be secured in theweaving of the ends of each pair into the fabric contiguous to eachother. The diffieultyof thus retaining the matched ends of each pairseparate from each other and at the same time avoiding confusion betweenthe ends of different pairs and securing certainty in the weaving of thevarious pairs into the desired portions of the fabric is obvious,especially with the large number of different strands used in weavingtufted fabric.

The especial object of the present invention is to provide for theconvenient and efficient holding of the single ends of yarn of a numberof pairs matched double, as above described, so that the differentmatched pairs shall be arranged properly to produce the desired resultin weaving and so that the single ends of each pair shall be associatedand kept together on the spool in proper relation for weaving, while atthe same time prevented from becoming matted or felted together,as inthe compound strands heretofore used, thus avoiding danger of confusionbe-' tween the ends of different pairs, while the single ends may bedrawn off separately from the spool, and then are in proper position forweaving into the fabric singly, with the single ends of each paircontiguous to each other. \Ve secure this result by winding the singleends of yarn of the desired number of pairs matched double onto a spool,with the ends of each pair forming separate but adjacent rings orzonesof yarn on the spool, sothat the rings on the spool or a partthereof are arranged in pairs of adjacent rings, the two rings of eachpair being of yarn of such' shades that although varying they blend intothe shade desired in the fabric. The spool may be wound throughout itslength or only a part-thereof with the matched pairs, according to theresult desired. The spools thus wound are intended to be used asweavingspools, from which the yarn is woven directly into the fabric andin the same order as upon the spool, in which case the portion of thespool occupied by the matched pairs will depend upon the extent to whichthe method of matching double is employed and the extent of solid colorin the pattern, and the matched pairs of rings on the spool will bearranged thereon according to the pattern of the fabric.

The yarn may be wound onto the spool in rings, as above described,either by hand or by winding apparatus of any suitable form,

and the yarn may be wound onto the spools directly from the matchedhanks of yarn, or first wound from the hanks onto bank-spools and thenonto the loom-spools. It will be found more convenient and preferable toemploy spools, in which case we preferably wind onto asingle bank-spoolthe two ends of yarn forming a matched pair, the yarn being wound uponthe bank-spool with the two ends side by side in the same layer of yarn,but separate, so that they are'prevented from becoming matted or feltedtogether and may be treated as separate ends in. subsequent operations.The bank-spools thus wound are then arranged in the usual setting-frameand the yarn wound therefrom into rings on the loom-spool, as abovedescribed, with the pairs of ends arranged thereon according to thepattern, if the latter is not a single solid color throughout, the. endsof yarnon each bank-spool being treated as separate ends and run througha suitable winding-reed, so as to be wound separately onto theloomspool. The bank-spools may be wound by hand or by any suitablewinding apparatus, but preferably an apparatus will be used employing atraverse-bar for the spool or yarn,

so that the yarn is wound in successive layers and spirally fromopposite ends of the spool.

The invention claimed in this application relates to the spool woundwholly or partially with the yarn in adjacent rings matched double,above described. WVhile, however, the invention is especially designedfor use with single ends of yarn matched double for use in connectionwith thefabric and method above described and specific parts of theinvention consist in a spool thus wound wholly or partially with singleends of yarn and a tuft-yarn loom-spool thus wound wholly pr partiallywith single ends of tuft-yarn, the present invention includes, broadly,a spool wound wholly or partially in the same manner with strands ofyarn or similar material matched in sets of two or more strands andwound with the strands of each set in rings adjacent to each other.

For a full understanding of the invention there is shown in theaccompanying drawing a spool of yarn embodying the invention as appliedin its preferred form in connection with single ends of tuft-yarnmatched double for weaving a tufted fabric, as above described, and thisspool will now be described in connection with the drawing, and thefeaemployed for carrying the tuft-yarn in looms for weaving moquette andsimilar tufted fabrics, and B is the yarn wound thereon. The yarn iswound thereon in rings, each formed of a single end of yarn, and therings on the whole or one or more portions of the length of the spool,according to the extent to which the method of double matching is usedand the pattern to be woven, consistof single ends of yarn matcheddouble, as above described, these rings being arranged in pairs ofadjacent rings, with the yarn of the two rings blending to the shadedesired, although one may be somewhat lighter and the other somewhatdarker than such shade. Such pairs of rings formed of yarn matcheddouble are indicated in the drawing at the left end of the spool, therings a a forming one pair, rings 1) b another pair, and'so on. If themethod of matching double is not to be used through the whole width ofthe fabric, so that only a portion or portions of the spool are woundwith ends of yarn matched double, it will be understood that the portionof the spool not thus wound will be wound in rings with yarn inaccordance with the pattern of the fabric to be woven.

It will be seen that the present invention provides a convenient andefiicient means for holding yarn matched in sets, as above described, sothat the ends of each set are associated, but kept separate, so as to beconveniently woven into the fabric singly, but with the ends of each setcontiguous to each other, and that with the ends of yarn thus associatedand held for weaving no more than two unmatched ends of yarn are everbrought adjacent into a row of tufts or that portion of a row of tuftsinserted from a loom -spool woven in this manner.

It will be understood that the yarn may be drawn from the loom tuft-yarnspool wound as described above and woven in by a loom of any suitableformsuch, for instance, as the moquette-looms shown in United StatesLetters Patent Nos. 186,374, 233,290, 233,291, 520,636, and 571,418-theendsfrom each pair of rings on the tuft-yarn spools being led throughtwo adjacent tuft-inserting tins or taken by two adjacent tuft-insertingfingers or needles in looms of other form, so that the two ends of eachpair are kept separate, and thus Woven into the fabric to form separatetufts, each consisting of a single end of yarn.

The term spool used herein is intended to include all carriers on whichyarn or similar material maybe wound, as defined bythe claims. Thisapplication forms a division of our application forUnited States LettersPatent, Serial No. 638,216, filed May 26, 1897, in which is claimed thefabric and method of producing the same above described.

The bank-spools above described and apparatus for winding the same arefully described and claimed in other applications for United StatesLetters Patent filed simultaneously herewith.

What is claimed is 1. A spool wound with yarn or similar material inrings with the rings on a portion or the whole of the spool arranged insets, the rings of each set being adjacent to each other and formed ofyarn of different shades matched in sets to blend to a single shade,substantially as described.

2. A spool wound partially or entirely with yarn or similar materialmatched in sets for weaving a solid color and having on the part sowound rings of yarn or similar material arranged in successive sets, therings of each set being adjacent to each other and formed of yarn orsimilar material matched in sets to blend to the solid-color shade,substantially as described.

3. A tuft-yarn spool for looms for Weaving tufted fabrics woundpartially or entirely With yarn matched in pairs for weaving a solidcolor and having on the part so wound rings arranged in successivepairs, the rings of each pair being adjacent to each other and formed ofsingle ends of yarn matched in pairs to blend to the solid-color shade,substantially as described.

In testimony-whereof We have hereunto set our hands in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

EUGENE TYMESON. REUBEN BORLAND.

Witnesses:

RICHARD EDIE, Jr., ARTHUR LAUD.

